Unique competitions at Pooncarie Field Day

Unique competitions will vie with agricultural machinery for the spotlight at tomorrow's Pooncarie Field Day.

The signature event of the field day is the Mechanical and Blade Shearing Title, but one of the most unusual is the Ladies Trailer Backing competition.

There will also be competitions for goat-herding dogs, whip cracking and best pen of three lambs.

Pooncarie Field Day chairman Gus Whyte says it all adds up to a unique event on the banks of the Darling.

"It's about displaying the skills of the local people and that is the skills of their dogs, their skills in craft, the ladies' skills in trailer-backing, so it's a great opportunity for the area to come and show off and show just how good you are and how resourceful most country people are," he said.

More than a thousand people will be joined by about 100 exhibitors at the event.

Mr Whyte says people come to the Pooncarie Field Day from across the south-west of NSW.

"Pooncarie is much more than just a field day," he said.

"Certainly we focus on families and making sure there's something for every member of the family.

"It's a day out where people can come out and see people they might just see once or twice a year.